02x01 - Grand Opening

[bunniefuu]

RUPAUL: The winner
of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under

will receive a year
supply of cosmetics

from Anastasia, Beverly Hills

and a cash prize of $50,000,

courtesy of our mate at Samsung.

Tonight with Michelle Visage,

Rhys Nicholson,

and our extra
special guest stars,

Bindi and Robert Irwin.

♪ Rupaul drag race ♪

♪ May the best drag queen win
best drag queen win ♪

[theme music playing]

When you're Down Under,

watch out for snakes.

I'm Hannah Conda,
and I am 30 years old,

and I'm from Sydney, Australia.

Hannah Conda is sort
of like your cool aunt.

She'll pass you a ciggy,

you know behind the sport
shed kind of thing.

I feel like I'm also a little
bit like a fairy godmother.

Holy sh*t,

it's real.

Snake by name, not by nature.

But, I will slither
around your heart

and suffocate you
and you'll fall in love.

[laughs]

I'm looking at the little angels

on little columns.

That's a step up from last year.

This is great.

I'm ready to just
have a f*cking good time.

Let's get g*y, let's get girly,

and let's just do this.

I'm ready.

[Faux screaming]

You may wanna lay off that, ooh!

You may wanna lay off
that MSG before you get

addicted to me, Oh, my God!

[Faux screaming]

You may wanna lay off that MSG

before you get addicted to me.

I am Faux Fur, I am from Sydney,

originally from New Zealand.

I am 27 years old.

I am fun,

I am fabulous, I am loud,

but most of all,
I am very crazy.

I just can't wait,

to show the world who Faux Fur is

Because none of you
b*tches are ready.

You're not ready.

You ain't ready?

Oh, my God.

My Aunty, Hannah,
couldn't be more happier.

We know each other from working
over years and years back.

Well, we're the first
to two baby girl.

Oh, my God.

I look simple compared to you.

We look beautiful together.

- Do we?
- Yeah,

I wonder who's gonna be here.
I can't f*ck' wait.

[upbeat music playing]

I might be a sheep f*ck
from New Zealand,

but at least I didn't
have to tie my kangaroo down.

Whoo!

SPANKIE: I am Spankie Jackzon,

well, you can call
me Spankie Jackzon

m*therf*cker in the house.

And I'm 37 from Palmerston
North, New Zealand.

Spankie Jackzon
is bright, loud, fun,

loving, caring, likes to have
a good time, life of the party.

And she's always got her bum out.

Do you know who that is?

Spankie Jackzon.

- How do you know everyone?
- I know everyone.

HANNAH: She's fabulous.

Hi Faux, nice to meet you,
you look amazing.

Those legs.

Thank god I wasn't allergic
to nuts when Spankie walked in

'cause I got an eyeful.

Oh, my God, cramp, cramp, cramp.

Anyone got an epipen?

This sick dress.

Uh, I tried to be to be elegant

with no pants.

[all laughing]

Legs out, a*s out, t*ts out.

All the wrong things
to be doing.

That's not classy but
literally who Spankie is...

All the wrong things
at the same time.

[intense music playing]

- Giddy up, m*therf*cker.
- Holy sh*t.

My name is Beverly Kills,

I am 21 years old,

and I'm from
sunny Brisbane in Queensland.

Beverly Kills is a mix
of burlesque sideshow drag.

She'll always take
the road less traveled

when it comes to makeup
style performance.

As much as I love my drag queens

with pink outfits
and blond wigs,

it is getting very
old very quickly

and I'm sort of here to
assist in that method of...

shaking it up a bit.

Look at you, you're so acidic.

HANNAH: I have heard
of Beverly Kills,

I don't really wanna be
on the back end of that whip.

It's Beverley Kills.

- I'm Spankie. Nice to meet you.
- Thank you.

- Nice to meet you.
- BOTH: Faux Fur.

I can hear your voice
all the way from Queensland.

I definitely feel that

she's gonna put her
thoughts out there

and she's not gonna be
afraid of those consequences.

She strikes me
as that kind of girl.

- Of course.
- Hey, baby.

The one and only.
How are you, baby?

You look beautiful.

Next, come on, run through them.

[engine revving]

[instrumental music playing]

Minnie on the outside,
but once you get inside,

I go real fast.

I am Minnie Cooper,
I'm a 50-year-old

cross-dresser from Sydney,
Australia, g'day.

I've got the looks
of Cate Blanchett

with the voice
of Chris Hemsworth.

I don't like to stick
myself into a box.

I like to have fun,
I like to do different things,

Because if you just stick
to that one thing.

I think it's quite boring.

And I am definitely not boring.

Look at me.

BEVERLY: Minnie's known
all across Australia

for a multitude of reasons.

Minnie's reputation
precedes her.

Jump in. Join the girls.

Oh, how old are you?

I'm 50, darling,
how old are you?

- Are you really 50?
- Yeah, I'm 50.

Oh, my goodness,
you look amazing.

Yeah, I know.

It's more than I can say
for the rest of you.

[laughing]

This is the super duper
Minnie Cooper,

Started already.

Here is some competition.

Here is some drama.

And I'm personally
very excited for that.

[dramatic music playing]

You girls looking for Molly?

'Cause I'm here
to get it poppin'.

I'm Molly Poppinz,
I am 30 years old,

and I'm Newcastle's,
hidden treasure.

Molly Poppinz
is campy, colourful,

she is a party girl
and a fun time.

And just pure ecstasy.

- Hi Molly.
- Hi...

I tried to hug you, but your
boobs got in the way.

Like...

Molly Poppinz,
she has something about her.

Not to be confused with Mary.

So polished.

I think she's a queen to watch.

What are you gonna bring to us?

- What are we gonna see?
- I like to rap a little bit,

you know, like spit a little
bit of fire on the tracks.

What do you mean by
spitting fire on the track?

You're showing your age, girl.

You're showing your age, girl.

[upbeat music playing]

Did somebody forget
to take out the trash.

My name is Yuri Guaii,

I'm 25 years old from Tāmaki Makaurau.

I'm Auckland's premiere misfit.

I'm filthy, glamorous
and just plain trash.

It would be quite hard
to find someone

as beautiful as me, and I mean,

have you seen me?
I'm f*cking disgusting.

Oh, my God,
literally, this was me.

[serene music playing]

[intense music playing]

So, what do you bring
to the table?

I'm a seamstress.

Oh, okay that explains it.

She's very high-end couture.

She's a spooky girl.

- No.
- Not a spooky girl.

Here to m*rder some b*tches.

[upbeat music]

Hello, it's me.

When's lunch?

[upbeat music]

I am Pomara Fifth,

I'm 28 years old,

and I'm from a little
town called Camden.

I will be your Maori
original for the season.

I can be like fierce

as the kids would say like,
slay the house down boots, mumma, yes god.

But I can also be funny,

and I like to put
a spin on my hat.

[all cheering]

- Welcome to New Zealand, yeah.
- Thank you so much.

- Where are you from?
- I'm from Palmerston North,

which is a tiny little
rural town as well.

My family grew up in Palmerston.

Amazing, there you go.

- Are you part Kiwi?
- Yeah, Maori and Aboriginal.

Yeah, fabulous.

I like to be the guide
between two countries

and I will happily
admit, Australia...

You don't own Pavlova.

The band, Crowded House.

Or Russell Crowe.

Sorry, you don't.

Ah, it's good to be hooome-O.

I'm Aubrey Haive,

I am 25 years old,

and I'm originally from
Timaru, New Zealand,

I have been living in Melbourne
for the last five years.

Aubrey Haive is 60s inspired.

Everything's just
a little more colourful.

It's cartoony.

But then it's also
still like fashion.

Am I correct in saying, you
started drag during lockdown?

I did.

What?

So, are we talking months?

No, it's been like a year.

HANNAH: Aubrey Haive.

Never heard of Aubrey before.

She's very, very cute.

You know, I think,

you know, hopefully
you can polish a turd.

Well, b*tch, you look good.

Just out of the bag.

I mean, I might not have been
doing drag for very long,

but I don't think that the other
queens should underestimate me

by any means.

I started drag
in the pandemic as well,

but it was in 1920.

[all laughing]

[upbeat music]

Honey, I've got the upper hand
in this competition.

My name is Kween Kong.

I am 29 years old.

I'm currently based
in Adelaide, South Australia,

but originally from
South Auckland.

Kween Kong is the superhero
of the world.

She is a strong matriarch.

She is a monster performer.

The kindest b*tch
you'll ever meet

and she's the mother
of the house of Kong.

Mother and a m*therf*cker.

Everyone knows
who Kween Kong is.

She is a legend
in the drag scene.

Sorry, I'm late.

Trade of the season,
not gonna lie about it.

I am a massive fan

and nobody wants
to f*ck' lip-sync next to her.

You know like the ten little
bottles sitting on the wall,

she'd be knocking
us off one by one.

[alarm]
[Queens gasp and scream]

Just as I was about to
talk about South Auckland...

[Queens laugh]

It's all about to start.
There's no turning back now.

G'day, G'day, G'day.

[all cheering]

RUPAUL: That's right,
it is real b*tches.

You made it to
RuPaul's Drag Race,

and I am thrilled
to be back Down Under.

I still can't believe that
I'm standing in front of her.

It's wild.

Now, before we get started,
I want to clear up a rumour.

There was a lot
of speculation online

that I wasn't here last season.

Well, that was a lie.

And to prove
that I'm really here,

I need a queen's help.

- Spankie Jackzon, come on.
- Yes.

Come on, Spankie.

A little closer, darling.

[dramatic music playing]

Thank you, Spankie.

- You're welcome.
- You may join the other girls.

I can die happy now.

I really can.

There you have it.
I am actually here.

Down Under.

Now, Drag Race
is a global phenomenon,

but no one can top
the queens from Down Under.

- And can you blame them?
- [all laughing]

For the next several weeks,

your charisma, uniqueness,
nerve and talent

is gonna take a real pounding.

- Love that.
- RUPAUL: In the end

the last queen standing will
walk away with the title

of Down Under's
next drag superstar...

receive a one year supply

of cosmetics from
Anastasia, Beverly Hills.

- Ooh!
- Plus a cash prize,

of $50,000.

-Yassss
- [all laughing]

Courtesy of our mates
from Samsung.

$50,000, Oh, my God.
Did you tell Kita Mean.

She's gonna pissed girl.

I've got a question for you.

Who's hungry?

Good.

Let's go.

The little boys aren't
so little, are they?

RUPAUL: Aubrey, hey.

We are having a sausage sizzle.

- Hmm.
- Say that fast three time.

Sausage sizzle,
sausage sizzle, sausage sizzle

Now, I know that
you are a vagetarian.

Which one is
the vagetarian option?

We're not going to
tell you which one.

Are you ready for your photo?

Yes, let's do it.

Give me passion.

Yeah, give me passion.

Ooh, yeah, um, yeah.
Oh, yes.

Aubrey, you're gonna say
we're sausage destroyers.

Take a bite out of mine.

We're sausage destroyers.

Take a bite out of mine, ooh!

- Ooh!
- You've got that

sausage destroyer look
in your eye.

Hannah Conda.

We want you to
select your sausage,

and I wanna interest you in this

before you make
your final decision.

Okay?

Shawn, would you show
her the sausage?

- I'm ready.
- It might be to her liking.

- Too much for you?
- Yes,

I've got IBS,
and I need to be conservative.

- IBS?
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

I could sh*t myself
at any given moment.

So, look out...

I'm ready to show Ru.

I know how to handle my meat.

Yum, yum, yum, nibble, nibble.

More bogan', more bogan'.

More bogan', we're f*cking
sausage destroyers, mate.

Take a f*ck' bite out of mine.

Oh, you love it.

Come on out, Pomara Fifth

- Hello darling.
- Hello. What...

What's your fondest memory
of a sausage sizzle?

I think his name was Gary.

Okay, we'll just
stop right there.

RUPAUL: Yeah, uh-huh, ooh, yes.

Don't hide the sausage.

Kween Kong, hello.

Hello, may I direct your call?

I'm being tortured

because there is sausages.

There are hot men, they've
got pieces of bread as well.

Love carbs.

I'm being directed to be
glamorous in this photo sh**t,

but all I wanna do
is eat the sausage.

Oh, she's messy.

Spankie Jackzon with a Z.

You've got two fists
full of sausages.

Have you ever been
that girl before?

Always.

Can we get you
down on your knees?

Put the sausages,
like, like this.

Oh, my God.

This is art.

Oh, yes, it's fun.

I'm having a good time.

This has turned into
a sausage fest.

Let's get it poppin' with
Miss Molly Poppinz.

Yeah, you like these big t*ts.

Yeah, but what about
the sausage?

Oh!

She's fine, but look at the tit.

We got our cover.

Yuri Guaii, being a butcher,

I think you would
appreciate this.

Oh, my goodness.
That was so erotic.

- Yeah, it's nice and juicy.
- Yes, is it juicy?

Oh, I'm a sausage destroyer.

Take a big bite out of...

mine.

It looks like you k*lled
the cow yourself.

Vroom, vroom,
it's Minnie Cooper.

Hello, RuPaul.

Who'd ever thought
a 50 year old man

will make it to drag race.
I'm here to have a great time.

Shawn, would you show her
our girthy selection?

Oh, Jesus Chirst, no.

You said you were
a woman of a certain age.

No, but I still got feelings.

And the girth of it,

I thought, if I sat on that,

I wouldn't be able
to f*ck' walk.

I'm a sausage destroyer.

Take a bite out of mine.

Oh, you did it like
a Southern belle.

I know, I didn't even know
I had a Southern belle in me.

Are you southern?

All I want to do is
to make Ru laugh.

You're fingering
the tip of that sausage.

Yeah, you've always got
to finger the tip

'cause that's
the sensitive part.

[laughs]

You're stupid.

Oh, that's the shot,
right there.

Hello, Faux Fur.

- Hi.
- Look how gorgeous you are.

What kind of sausage
do you like?

All of it.

Uh, Shawn, would you show
her the extra special sausage?

Oh.

Yeah, I can take that.

You think you can handle it?

Gimme, gimme, gimme.

Now, Faux fur, be careful
what you wish for.

- Oh.
- Oh, you forgot the bread,

- but, um...
- Oh.

RUPAUL: uh, yeah,
yeah, exactly.

- Yeah.
- Okay, make love to it, now.

RUPAUL: Okay, yeah.

Pose.

RUPAUL: Is she gonna eat
that whole thing?

Beverly Kills.

What are your favorite memories

- from sausage sizzle?
- There was one

where I was facing this way

and my hands were on the ground.

- Ah-ha.
- And then, you know,

when you rotate the sausage?

- Yes.
- It was like that.

Okay.

Let's hit it.

Okay.

Yes, oh, oh, oh.

That's an interesting thing
to do with the sausage.

Yes.

We're sausage destroyers,

take a bite out of mine.

RUPAUL: Beverly,
kills that sausage.

Thank you,
I'll be here all week.

- I probably won't be.
- [both laughs]

Ladies, you were all fantastic.

But one of you
left me gagging for more.

The winner of today's
Mini Challenge is...

Minnie Cooper.

Thank you so much.

Well apparently Minnie is funny.

That's good.

Oh, that's nice.

Condragulations.

You've won a beautiful selection

of Fierce Drag Jewels.

- Yeah.
- I did.

Now, this week, we're gonna
show our appreciation

for the native bush.

Okay.

Take a look.

G'day, g'day, g'day.

Don't worry, it's just us,

Irwin's here checking in
from Australia's zoo.

Hello.

Oh, my God!

Bindi and Robert Irwin.

ROBERT: Now, we are massive fans
of Drag Race,

- aren't we, Bindi?
- We sure are, Robert

Art Simone's impersonation
of me last season

was truly...

inspirational.

It was.

Just kidding.

Bindi Irwin could compete
on Drag Race with that shade.

ROBERT: And as wildlife
warriors,

we would put on this planet
to save wildlife

and wild places,

just like Jenny,
the Burmese python here.

BINDI: And celebrating
the natural beauty

of our homelands
is always in fashion.

Robert, before we get
constricted,

is there anything else
you'd like to say?

Good luck and don't...

nah, I can't say it.

I'll leave that to you Ru.

- Bye.
- See ya.

Yeah, I know.

RUPAUL: Now, ladykins.

For your very first
Maxi challenge,

you need to create

a custom couture look

inspired

by the great Down Under,

naturally.

Oh, pit crew.

MOLLY: First Maxi challenge
is a design challenge.

They didn't even lube us up.

They just said let's go.

Oh, wow!

I literally just broke
in the bank

with all these
incredible outfits,

and the first thing
they want me to wear

is something
I have to hot glue together.

Ladies, you can use

these locally sourced

natural materials,

plus any

of the recyclable items
provided.

And yes, you can use
your own hair,

heels and undergarments,

but the rest
of your outfit must be

from the house of mother nature.

Okay.

#DragRaceDownUnder.

This is your first chance

to show the judges

who you really are.

Let's hope it's not your last.

FAUR: This is a great
first challenge.

This is gonna test
all these b*tches

and see what they're made of.

It is about to go down.

Racers, start your engines

and may the best drag queen win.

Look, I'm coming through.

I want leaves.

I am not breaking a nail, b*tch.

I only just got these done.

Hello.

Oh, no.

POMARA: It's f*cking mayhem.

I can see plastic, leaves, junk

and I look,
and I look, and I look

and there's no fabric.

We're coming through,
coming through, bag.

MINNIE: We open up the workroom.

We all look
for our workstations,

and the old girls go up

to the back f*cking corner
where we belong.

I think we're the oldest
c**ts here.

Yeah, we are,
but I'm fine with that.

I have been doing
Drag for 20 years.

I'm of a generation
where I never saw

g*y things on television.

This is why I'm here.

And what I'm grateful for...

is that I've gotten
this opportunity at my age.

Yeah, but what's with being
older queens, like...

What comes with that?

- Well, I think...
- Experience.

- Experience and we've done it.
- Yeah.

MINNIE: Age is experience.

Is that worth something?
I don't know.

I'm about to find out.

- How old are you?
- Uh, I'm 25.

Well, I only started, like,

drag in lockdown,
so it's been like a year

and, like, a bit.

That blows my mind
every time you say that.

- I know.
- Amazing.

Beverley, how old are you?

I'm 21.

- Oh, the baby.
- And,

yeah, a little, little, bub.

- Minnie.
- Yes.

Apparently,
we're the youngest here.

- Absolutely.
- And what does that make you?

- The oldest.
- Yeah.

I do think that Minnie
should be respected,

because
she is an Australasian legend.

I am vintage.

Oh, I'd say retro.

SPANKIE: We wouldn't be doing

what we are doing today

if it wasn't for people,
like, Minnie.

I just find it very interesting

that the only thing
they can go at me for

- is my own age.
- Age, exactly.

But I can't change that.

So, why is it okay to...

'Cause that's what
young people do.

SPANKIE: Younger queens today,

see, like, past
Drag Race contestants.

And that's who they wanna be.

You know, that's the legend.

But the legend

is the person
that's working in their town

that made it okay

for them to put on a dress,

walk out the f*cking door

and not get the bash.

That's the legend.

So, how do we stop ageism?

What is, how do we do that?

- Well, it's...
- Tell them to f*ck it.

- Oh!
- Who cares.

Respect is not given,
it's earned.

So, earn it, b*tch.

I'm always tryna do
new sh*t with my...

- I mean, I, it's so new.
- Everything you do

-is new sh*t. You get in a wig
-Yeah.

And it's brand new.

Did anyone check any other
pile of rubbish around

just to make sure that Art Simone
definitely isn't coming back?

I'm really excited
that this week

we're doing a design challenge,

because not only do
I know my way

around the sewing machine,

I also know fashion, so...

But the unconventional
materials,

on the other hand.

Oh...

I'm going for a real
confusion motif

- on my, uh...
- Are you?

- Yeah, it's confusion.
- Like what? It is actually.

- Lost in the bush...
- I look at that and go,

- what is it?
- I'm lost in the bush.

HANNAH: I practiced sewing

for 5 minutes
before I came here,

but this is not the ticket.

I've got these leaves

and I've got
the piece of green fabric

and I'm blanking.

I'm fully blanking.

I don't think I could thrive
in the bush.

No, you definitely
couldn't survive in the bush.

I feel like I'm the girl
that's just hot glue g*n sh*t

to a f*cking corset,

because I am.

I have no idea.

Oh, my God.

This is definitely
my first chance

to impress the judges.

So, do I really use
this opportunity

to do something fashion forward,

or do I use it as an opportunity

to represent my culture?

Oh, my God, these nails, pull.

- Tamales.
- Yes.

What are you doing?

Uh, hot glue
and desperation girl.

- I'm on the same page.
- I can't, sew.

Any of this material.

I'm in the corner
just stressing the f*ck out,

trying to get
this outfit together.

I'm not really much
of a seamstress

or a designer.

Are you just like glueing
and hoping for the best?

Uh, yeah, if I can get it.

FAUX: I am worried
for Miss Molly Poppinz,

like, Oh, my God.

- What you can do is like...
- Yeah.

- Spread it.
- Yeah.

- And then it gathers.
- Yeah, it's like

- work in progress.
- Check your...

- No.
- Check...

Come on, Molly.

Oh, she's gonna look

fierce, mumma.

I think I got this.

I've got enough fear.

I think I've got
this in the bag.

[Singing off key]

I don't really know,
haven't heard of Faux.

Um, all I can tell
from right now

is that she's very loud.

[Continues singing off key]

And sounds like a hyena.

But she seems nice.

Seems like a nice person.

Oh, I can't f*cking deal girl.

SPANKIE: My concept
for the dress

is...

I am going to glue sh*t
onto a corset.

I know,
not the greatest decision.

Not sure quite
where I'm going with it yet,

but

I think I can pull this off.

KWEEN: I've been working
on this single garment

for hours

and I realised I need
to change my look

because I'm so not happy
with it.

It's not reading
how I want it to read.

It doesn't look like me.
It doesn't feel like me.

I am panicking on the inside.

I need a miracle at this stage.

I can't go home
in the first week.

I'm a f*cking legend.

I did not work my a*s off

to get here to be sent home
on a shitty design challenge.

Something needs to happen,
otherwise I'm in big trouble.

Hello, hello.

Morning everyone.

It's a new day in the workroom.

I decided last minute

to change my look completely.

I feel like I'm setting
myself up to fail.

But I have to do this.

I have to do it the way
that I wanna do it

otherwise I'm gonna regret it.

What do you think of this, babe?

- Tell me what?
- She's a mess.

I learnt from my parents.
If I've got nothing nice to say,

I'm gonna keep it shut.

Faux, I'm not completely
happy with her

'cause you can still see
corset, but.

Yeah, I'm just gonna cover
the sh*t out of it now.

Oh, sh*t.

- How are you going, girl?
- Oh, look,

last night, as I suspected,

the leaves have decided
to be leaves, like, started to roll up

-and pull up the -
-They, they're leaving, girl.

- And they, they, are leaving.
- They're leaving.

And it's f*cking
stressing me out.

- Yeah.
- I'm feeling pretty

f*cking frantic, right now.

I'm looking at it, and I'm like,

there is literally just leaves

glued to a corset.

I'm like, Oh my God,
what can I do

to make this better?

Well, how did your skirt go?

She's gonna get
a silhouette for sure,

like, waddling down the runway,
you know?

- Avocado.
- Ta-da.

I am stressed AF.

I'm scared that this sh*t's
gonna fall apart on the runway.

My worst fear at this point

is going home first.

I need to do it for Jojo Zaho

I need to do it for Newcastle.

But most importantly,
I need to do it for me.

Looking around, I see
some outfits, some good ones.

I don't know
what to say, I don't know.

Spankie is concerning me,

I'll be honest.

That outfit is really horrible.

It was really bad.

And I hated how bad it was.

We're in the midst
of some of the best

Australian Drag talent

-and people aren't showing
-Yeah.

Their full potential
of what they can do.

- Yeah.
- Which is so frustrating.

I'll make it work.

BEVERLY: It blew me away
that Minnie Cooper

doesn't know how to sew,
like she should know

this sort of stuff.

He's stapling a dress together.
What is all that about?

I don't want that.

I'm expecting more
from Hannah Conda.

In my head, I'm like,

like, yeah, you can wear
the outfit.

You can, you can,
wear the outfit.

Faux up close,
it's not my favourite

Not my favourite.

Molly what she's selling,
I could, I'm just not buying it.

That's all I've got.

I start to feel that

my corset starts losing shape

and I'm like, this is not it.

This is gonna be awful.

And now, I really, am dreading

that this could be

the only time they see me

on the RuPaul's Drag Race
main stage.

[instrumental music playing]

[laughing]

♪ Cover girl
put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe,
let your whole body talk ♪

Welcome to the main stage

of RuPaul's Drag Race
Down Under.

Here's a lady
who really sizzles.

- Michelle Vi-sausage.
- [judges laugh]

And now he's a real hot dog.

The loveable and laughable,

Rhys Nicholson.

How's your year been?

Oh, look, it's been rough.

Spending a lot of time inside,

worrying about my health.

Crying.

Well, listen, the pandemic's
been hard on all of us.

Pandemic? What pandemic?

Oh, I'm just kidding

I'm vaxxed, I'm waxed,
and I'm heavily taxed.

This week,
we challenged our queens

to create a signature look

using locally sourced

and recyclable materials.

Racers, start your engines

and may the best Drag Queen win.

Category is Down Under,
naturally.

Up first, Beverly Kills.

MICHELLE: Oh, dear,
she's gotta do something

about those bags.

Reminds me, I've got
a sandwich in the fridge.

BEVERLY: First cab off the rank.

All I can think to myself

is give them a walk.

And I absolutely did just that.

MICHELLE: Well, she's making
a clear point.

RUPAUL: Next, Hannah Conda.

MICHELLE: Ladies and gentlemen,
Kate Moss.

HANNAH: Dropping down
and then I like

I blow my pixie dust

and the wind blows
it back in my eyes,

but I don't care.

I'm feeling a fantasy.

Oh, she's one of those
new plant based queen.

RUPAUL: Minnie Cooper.

RHYS: Now, you've met
my past secretary.

This is my future secretary.

MINNIE: I hit the runway
and I feel great.

It is a simple design,

but I think it is chic.

It's sexy, it's cute
and I'm popular to boot.

RUPAUL: Minnie Cooper,
your 'it' girl.

And by it, I mean I.T.

RUPAUL: Aubrey Haive.

Au-brehave.

RHYS: She's prancing
down the runway

looking like a sexy rumply foreskin.

I am living for this moment.

I feel like I'm doing

a f*cking good job
on this runway.

The detail's in the denim.

RUPAUL: Kween Kong.

MICHELLE: Kia ora,
Queen.

KWEEN: I am serving
straight up Moana

fights Maui in an alleyway realness.

I'm paying a homage to

strong
Polynesian warrior queens.

I'm thinking about my mum.
I'm thinking about my nana,

they're the matriarch of my people.

One look at Kween Kong,
and I'm hooked.

RUPAUL: Spankie Jackzon.

Now, Michelle,
isn't that your old IUD?

Oh, my goodness,
you know, Ru, it just fell out.

SPANKIE: I, kind of, wanted
to give

like a space bug

inspired piece.

Then when I turn around,

Whoa, there's my bum.

Oh my God!
Can I stop sounding...

like a f*cking
high pitch teenager?

Like, I'm walking
down the runway,

f*cking feeling myself, f*ck yea?

RUPAUL: All right, child.
Let's get it poppin.

Molly Poppinz...

MOLLY: I'm looking over
at the judges

and they are smiling and bam!

I flashed my hairy bush.

Oh, yeah. That crop needs
a ploughing.

PAMARA: I'm serving
Gina Liano

moves to the bush
to live her life,

out as a
Sheila bush fairy on acid.

RUPAUL: Up next, Faux Fur.

FAUX: God, I'm walking down
this runway

looking like
the scarecrow's wife.

She is fierce, cute,
high end fashion, couture.

I am feeling fine and delicious.

Ya'll can eat me up.

Trend alert: black panties.

RUPAUL: Pomara Fifth.

RHYS: Now to understand
Pomara Fifth,

do I need to have seen
one to four?

POMARA: Walking down the
main stage with that hat and

my big curls bouncing along,
I'm kind of feeling myself.

f*cking RuPaul
like, "mm-hmm."

RUPAUL: Ooh, trend alert.
Crack is back.

- Yuri Guaii.
- No, you're a guy...

Oh, I smell a crime scene
coming on.

YURI: I am feeling fantastic
and plastic,

putting a drop cloth down
before fisting.

I'm here, I'm clear,

and feeling confident
in this garment that I've made.

In my head, I'm like,

"f*ck! f*ck! f*ck! f*ck!"

First time down the runway,

and I've already f*cked-up.

RHYS: What I love
about this outfit is...

you can never hear it coming.

[RuPaul laughing]

Kia ora Queens.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.

Oi Oi! Oi!

Now, when I call your name,
please step forward.

Beverly Kills.

Minnie Cooper.

Aubrey Haive.

Pomara Fifth.

I'm sorry, my dears,

but you are all safe.

- Oh.
- MINNIE: Thank God.

Ladies, you may leave the stage.

Ladies, you represent the tops
and bottoms of the week.

First up,

Hannah Conda.

You all know at this point
how I feel about leotards

and corsets
and shoving stuff on it.

But you made
something more out of it.

I like the little headband,

I like the little
tinker-bell nod that you did.

RHYS: It's good enough for me,
that I wouldn't have known...

that this was like
a kind of sewing challenge.

As a package,
I think, you look stunning.

What's your favorite part
of the outfit?

Probably gonna be
taking it off, to be fair.

Uh.

Thank you, Hannah.

Thank you.

Up next, Kween Kong.

First and foremost,

I want to say how
arrestingly beautiful you are.

Any time a queen brings
culture to the main stage,

it makes me so happy.

The issues I have, Kween,

are seeing the undergarments
up here.

We just don't want to see
the inner workings.

Those little things that will
take us out of the illusion.

RHYS: I understand, yeah,

and there's some kind of
unfinished bits,

but I think all in all, this was
one of my favourites tonight.

Kween, I agree with Michelle.

The idea is there,

but finishing touches
mean everything.

Up next, Spankie Jackzon.

Spankie,
you look like great fun,

and that's what I loved
about you when you came out.

But we need to get into
what's going on here.

Just wearing panties?

I'm not sure, the best choice.

Think what it is for me
if it just stops quite suddenly.

The outfit. Something's missing.

Yeah, my pants.

Perhaps, maybe,
you ran out of time.

I think it's just
creeping over into that...

Play School kind of vibe.

What do you think
this says about New Zealand?

Um... It says that,
I'm a resourceful queen, cheap.

I love to go to the warehouse.

Okay. Thank you.

Up next, let's get it poppin'.

Miss Molly Poppinz.

You didn't pile it on,
you broke it up,

and you sold it well.

The construction looks great.

I really thought
you did a good job.

Some of the looks tonight
have looked like,

oh, we had to make
this product work.

This looks like...

you were always
gonna make an outfit

that looked this together.

RUPAUL: And you represented
the bush Down Under, didn't you?

Up next, Faux Fur.

So, your dress
is actually quite cute.

Is it basic?

Yes.

But that's not always
a bad thing.

But I'm gonna tell you
what is always a bad thing.

Black panties
under white or beige.

My kind of thing is
it's all quite one note.

You're stuck with something

and you really stuck with it,

and you're really,
really stuck with it.

RUPAUL: It's not a bad idea.

It's just, It was just ruined
by those granny panties.

This was a thin harvest.

Up next, Yuri Guaii.

The obvious, he couldn't
walk in this outfit at all.

But I think it's amazing.

It was a fashion moment.

Pretty much everyone
sort of stuck to...

the wheat story line.

You went with plastic.

Was that a strategic move
on your part?

Probably, I've sewn
with plastic before,

So this is all sewn.

Sewing, is that what
you're saying?

-Sewn, from the sewing machine.

- Sewn, yes.
- Sewn.

Sorry, I was homeschooled.

Sewn, okay.

-Come on. Sewing,
-Sewn in the wind.

RUPAUL: Okay, I love it.

Thank you, ladies,
I think we've heard enough.

While you untuck
in the workroom,

the judges
and I will deliberate.

You may leave the stage.

Cheers to that, f*ck me.

Oh my God!

Oh, hello, oh, yes.

Hi girls.

Yeah, come take a seat here,
everyone.

So I just want, like,
a full rundown of, like,

who placed where essentially.

Yes, us three are definitely
in the bottom.

- Us three.
- Oh, f*ck me.

Come here sweetheart.

Uh, f*ck.

We all just worked
so f*cking hard to get here.

- Yeah.
- SPANKIE: I just feel like,

If i go home today,
I didn't really get to

just f*cking show
what I'm actually worth.

I wasn't expecting it
to go down well either.

Everything they said,
I kind of felt anyways,

I'm not surprised that I'm here
knowing I'm in the bottom

like, it hits,
but it makes sense.

My mind has switched
into lip sync mode,

which is where I'm at my best.

So I'm scared
for the other girls

because if it's me
in that bottom

the other person's going home.

No questions about it.

MOLLY: Sweetie you're pretty
quiet, what's going on?

Oh, I'm fine. I'm so fine.

I am devastated.

And Molly, what about yourself?

- Definitely from the critiques.
- Yeah.

I didn't really get
any negative critiques.

I just feel like it's joke.

You're not a joke.

No, that's how I feel too.

Oh, God!

AUBREY: I'm stoked to be safe,

yeah, I think
out of the safe group,

like we were maybe
like the higher of the two.

- I think so.
- Yeah.

Your looks like not my favourite.
I've already told you that.

BEVERLY: Myself and Minnie
have similar looks,

and Aubrey and Pomara
have similar looks.

But if you line us up,

you can tell who's got
the stronger looks

out of the four of us.

AUBREY: Like I learned
how to sew,

and I think that I went
with it really f*cking well.

BEVERLY: Also you made
the corset.

- I sewed this.
- You sewed the corset like that's

Pretty great.

Just because
you sewed something,

you shouldn't just
be congratulated for you.

If you sewed it great,

then you should be congratulated
not just because you sewed it.

I f*ck' sewed
this mat together.

I think you, even though
you sewed it,

it's a little ill fitting.

Oh. Okay.

Ill fitted... you're stapled
together babe.

MINNIE: I think you're
creative, don't get me wrong

like, mine's
not a great outfit either.

It's definitely not.

Wrong person
to go to for a fight.

What the f*ck?

We got this.

It has to be us two.

Yeah.

SPANKIE: If I'm gonna
lip sync for my life today,

I'd prefer to lip sync
against Faux.

Kween is an absolute powerhouse.

I don't really know
what Faux has to offer,

but if it's Kween,

it's probably curtains
for this b*tch.

POMARA: Somebody
has to go home first.

Did not expect it to be me.

Now just between us kangaroos.

What do you think?

Starting with Hannah Conda.

Hannah Conda had
a very strong showing tonight.

We knew what it was
when we saw her.

She was like a little fairy.
And I mean that... [laughs]

- In the kindest of ways.
- Exactly.

RHYS: She to me is that...

kind of quintessential
Australasian drag

that is camp,

but it's also really beautiful
and really put together.

But these were not
easy materials to work with.

And I say my Hannah Conda do.

- Kween Kong.
- Kween Kong around the corner

and I was blown away
by her beauty.

The outfit, in theory,
was a great idea,

but we lost it
with the execution.

The black panties
over the corset,

and then in the back,
it was literally falling apart.

It was a pretty clear line
between the ones

that were really finished and
the ones that were not close.

And I definitely think she was
closer to the more finished.

I just don't like being
taken out of the illusion...

- Yeah.
- With seeing the undergarment.

RUPAUL: Let's move on
down to Miss Jackzon.

Spankie, if you're nasty.

Oh, dear. First of all,

I love the energy
that Spankie has.

It's a joy to watch her

because she was really
trying her damnedest...

to sell that mess. The end.

[RuPaul laughing]

I just don't know
what the plan was.

There's something
very disconcerting...

about seeing her bare legs,

and a pair of panties.

#blackpantygate.

Okay. And we're not done yet.

RUPAUL: All right Michelle,
Molly Poppinz.

You start at the top and go
all the way to the bottom

and you could eat her up.

She was adorable.

She had that beautiful hair

with that gorgeous
little weedy fascinator.

For her it worked.

The way she put it together.

And she's saying, "Oh, I'm not
a very confident sewer."

And she was able
to whip that up.

And that automatically
makes me...

feel so excited for what
we're gonna see from her.

RUPAUL: I really did love
Molly Poppinz outfit.

It seemed like a signature,
Molly Poppinz look.

Up next, we've got Faux Fur.

The dress in and of itself
was cute.

What I did mind
were not just black panties,

but Bridget Jones' panties,

makes me question
her aesthetic in general.

RHYS: It all felt
like a straight line

with very little colour,

and the only thing I could see
was those black panties.

RUPAUL: It was an idea that
could have really gone well.

The biggest crime
that Faux Fur delivered,

were those black panties.

All right, Yuri Guaii.

MICHELLE: What Yuri did
with a tarp,

I thought was kind of the only
fashion we saw on the runway.

Maybe to me, the most
interesting look tonight.

I thought
it was absolutely lovely.

A few points off, though,
just tripping over.

So, we couldn't really
enjoy the fancy

as much as we wanted to.

She could have actually
taken something else

to sort of make
that whole thing flare out.

Yeah. You know what?
Scissors.

Scissors, would have done this right.

All right.

Silence.

I've made my decision.

Bring back my girls.

Welcome back, ladies.

I've made some decisions.

Hannah Conda.

Your outfit gave us
a new leaf on life.

Yuri Guaii.

Your plastic was fantastic.

Molly Poppinz.

You didn't just pop in.

You popped off.

Molly Poppinz.

Condragulations.

You are the winner
of this week's challenge.

Yay Molly!

Molly, you've won
a custom prosthetic makeover,

from Body Effects,

valued at $3500.

- Oh, my God!
- Wow!

God knows I need one.

Ladies, you may join
the other girls.

Thank you.

Oh, my God!

Kween Kong.

Your outfit had us hooked.

But important details
were overlooked.

Spankie Jackzon.

Your outfit reminds me
of Reese's Margarita order.

Bottomless.

Faux Fur.

Your grass kicked a*s,

but your granny panties

were the last straw.

Kween Kong.

You are safe.

You may join the other girls.

Thank you.

Okay.

Spankie Jackzon.

Faux Fur.

I'm sorry, my dears,

but you are both
up for elimination.

I'm not going home now.

I wanna survive.

Two queens stand before me.

FAUX: I'm not going down
without a fight.

I'm gonna give the children what they want.

This is your last chance
to impress me.

Save yourself...

from elimination.

The time has come.

For you to lip sync...

for your life.

Good luck.

And don't f*ck it up.

♪ What's the worst thing
that could happen to you ♪

♪ Take a chance tonight
and try something new ♪

♪ You're getting boring
you're oh so boring ♪

♪ Don't worry
'cause tonight I got you ♪

♪ You can take a seat
do what you normally do ♪

♪ I'm about to let you see ♪

♪ Leave you move on
to a perfect stranger ♪

♪ You talk I walk
wanna feel the danger ♪

♪ See me with him
and it's turning you on ♪

♪ It's got me saying ♪

♪ Ain't getting me back
at the end of this song ♪

♪ Get outta my way
get outta my way ♪

♪ Got no more to say
he's taken your place ♪

♪ Get outta my way ♪

♪ Now I got a taste
I wanna explore ♪

♪ Ain't going to waste
no not anymore ♪

♪ You're going hard now
to win my heart ♪

♪ But too many times now ♪

♪ You've been coming up short ♪

♪ Don't worry
'cause tonight I got you ♪

♪ I'm about to let
you see you see ♪

♪ This is what'll happen ♪

♪ if you ain't giving
your girl what she needs ♪

♪ Leave you move on
to a perfect stranger ♪

♪ You talk I walk
wanna feel the danger ♪

♪ See me with him
and it's turning you on ♪

♪ It's got me saying ♪

♪ Ain't getting me back
at the end of this song ♪

♪ Get outta my way
get outta my way ♪

♪ Got no more to say
he's taken your place ♪

♪ Get outta my way
way outta my way ♪

♪ Got no more to say
he's taken your place ♪

♪ Get outta my way ♪

♪ Now I showed you
what I'm made of made of ♪

♪ Now I showed you
what I'm made of made of ♪

QUEEN 1: Whoo!

QUEEN 2: Hey, hey, hey.

QUEEN 3: Whoo!

Ladies,

I've made my decision.

Spankie Jackzon.

Shantay! You stay.

Thank you.

You may join the other girls.

Faux Fur, my dear.

The best is yet to come.

Now sashay away.

Thank you so much.

Come on girls.

FAUX: Wrong way.

FAUX: It's hard being
the first one sent home,

it hurts.

But I've made it here.

I got to hang out
with my sisters.

And that was the most
amazing part.

Who knows what
the future holds for Faux?

But let me tell you.

You haven't seen the last of me b*tch.

Never!

Condragulations, racers.

And remember,

if you can't love yourself,

how the hell are you gonna
love somebody else?

Can I get an Amen up here?

Amen!

All right. Let the music play.

RUPAUL: Next time on
RuPaul's Drag Race,

we're putting your acting
skills to the test.

- Action.
- Whoops! I dropped something.

Play it a little straighter,

so to speak.

Uh!

Oh, my God!

Your characterisation
was so much fun.

I wanted you to be ditzy.

You wanna know what I think?

Here we go.

I feel like you felt attacked.

- Oh, yes. You're funny, Pomara.
- No.
- Give me strength.